Volume 2018 Number 18010,
March 2018

Ever since the National Assembly voted to pass
a revised motion brought by the EFF to launch a
process to change the Constitution to allow for
land expropriation without compensation, every
media platform in South Africa has been awash
with stories, comments, opinions and statements
from those who support and those who reject the
idea, as well as those who have not yet taken a
firm stance on the matter.

New Breeding
Techniques (NBTs)
are a broad range of
methods used for the
modifying of genomes
and gene expression.
Hennie Groenewald,
executive manager of
Biosafety SA, says that
NBTs have an important
role to play in developing
countries such as South
Africa, where the lower
costs of the technology
make it a viable solution
in a competitive market.

Lighting and sound are
two crucial aspects
of jackal and caracal
control. There’s a wide
choice of hi-tech devices
and traditional, proven
techniques available; the
trick is knowing how and
when to use them.

Six years ago, Michelle Adelman, named Africa’s Most Influential Woman in the category
for Business and Professional Services by CEO Global in 2017, started the boutique project
development and impact investment firm, Accite, which focuses on technology-led, sustainable
commercial agriculture projects that spur economic diversification.

Chris and Dewald Bothma of North West have converted from conventional maize production to
a combination of precision and conservation agriculture methods. But the change did not come
easily, and many lessons had to be learnt along the way

Recent research has shown that scientific veld management can result in a dramatic
improvement in the productivity of beef herds, regardless of whether they belong to
commercial or emerging livestock farmers.

Piggery owner Zodwa Thwala, winner of the 2017 Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural
Development’s Best Female Entrepreneur Award, says that her love for teaching motivated her to
add farmer training to her existing piggery business.

The mass break-out of POWs at Stalag Luft III during the Second World War has been written
about and even made into a famous film. What is often forgotten (it did not even feature in the
film) was that the escape was led by a South African.